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On a note: one of the TJ's here in Santa Rosa, CA just burned out in the wildfires. Unlike other companies sharing the same fate, TJ's kept all employees and moved them to other close by stores. Of course those stores now get more business from the customers not able to shop at the destroyed location, I still thought it says something about TJ's that they care about their employees a bit more than other employers. TJ's will continue to get my business although now the closest location is considerably farther than it used to be.

I really like Trader Joes. I spent like almost 40 bucks and got four full bags of groceries and it was so delicious. I like Trader Joe's

I experience reverse sticker shock every time I go to trader Joes. I really expect it to be more expensive, because of the organic quality.

tj employees are always beyond nice, catering even! we hv shopped many locations across the country as we relocate often, and hv never been disappointed. amazing price point. amazing food quality. amazing variety. tj is our weekly staple run...in between our monthly costco trips 🖤

Love Trader Joe's, great store, cheerful staff that seems to reflect their job circumstances. Frequently have food samples, flowers and greeting cards are reasonably priced, their own brands are very good.

basically Trader Joe's is the best

The first Trader Joe's was and still is in Pasadena on Arroyo Seco Parkway. The street is just a few blocks from the end of what we call "The Pasadena Freeway" or US Highway 110 headed north. My dad started us shopping at Trader Joe's when they opened a store in city of Alhambra, just south of Mission Road and across the tracks. The store they started there before that was a huge liquor store with a delicatessen. I remember the old days when about half of what the original stores were selling were inexpensive wines and beers from local micro-breweries, along with stuff, like California cheeses, especially white cheddar cheese. It was explained in their newsletter. "The Frequent Flyer," that cheddar cheese is naturally white and that orage colored food coloring is added to mek the cheese look yellowish orange.

The TJ employees are always super nice! 🌟

I lived in St. Pete, the parking lot is NEVER empty. Usually, it's an old lady trying to run me over when I walk to the door.

Fun Fact: We even know Trader Joe's in Germany, since some of their branded items are also produced for some grocery stores over here. Especially those items that are very typical for American food.

Watch out for the Union Square location in NYC, its notorious... I went recently at 9:30pm, they had all 24 checkouts staffed and there were two separate checkout lines winding around the store each with a 15 minute wait. I hear people often go to the store in pairs, one gets in line as soon as they walk in and the other shops for the food.

I went to Trader Joe’s for the 1st time last Saturday (4/14/18). I’m a fairly new vegan and as most vegans know, trying to buy organic produce can be obscenely expensive! I was very impressed by their reasonable prices. I went to the store on E. 14th St. in NYC, so I wasn’t able to really stock up because I was taking public transportation and I live in one of the outer boroughs. I found the staff to be friendly, cheerful and helpful. Also, they have an unbelievable variety of goods and I can safely say that I will definitely become a regular!

6/13/19....Trader Joe's is fantastic. I love their nuts/spices/cereals/cheeses. My pets have always loved the holiday fog biscuits---esp pumpkin! Great candies....strange & new items every visit. I used to go 12 mi to my closest Trader Joe's to shop every week. Now I'm retired & 60 mi from my closest TJ....THAT SUCKS! 😅 Heading up there today b/c I watched this video & I'm having "homesick pains" with only remedy being a TJ shopping "adventure"!

*I love Trader Joe's!* Publix, who?

I love TJ since I live in LA I have access to many of their stores... my bill is 1/2 of other stores!

I love Trader Joe’s! My only complaint is they’re always so crowded! 😝

My all-time-fav-store! Not to mention the staff is SUPER FRIENDLY & HELPFUL. ☺❤ They could teach the competition a thing or two about customer service with a smile. I've even gotten my husband on board. He loves TJ too!! TFS

Trader Joe's is owned by Aldi North (Aldi was founded by Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1913.The brothers split the company in 1960 when they could not agree whether to sell cigarettes. So now theere is Aldi North and Aldi South) I just shop at the normal Aldis because its the same quality of stuff, (like she was saying about TJ brand name not allowing certain things in there food) and its cheaper. I dont mind bagging my own food if it means saving money

I love Trader Joe's. 🙌

My wife and I shop at Trader Joe's pretty frequently, and if you have one near you, you should check it out. Their fish, vegetables, and cheeses are delicious. The staff is great and they even carry some local beers. Prices are good too.

I don't shop there as much as I used to, but still like them, they have great prices on most meats , coffee , vegetables , cheese, nuts and breads and cereal . The I go to is under a mile from my house and I can do about as good there as WinCo. but not on toiletries . I seem now days to hit my local Grocery outlet and Safeway. The Tjs near me is swamped most of the time, and its in shopping center and has loads of parking but its very full near the store

Favorite place to shop for unique finds and stuff that I wouldn’t really find anywhere else! Love Trader Joe’s

Aldi and Trader Joe's, while owned by the brothers, have separate and distinct ownership and operations.

The employees r wonderful. . The lines move fast no matter how long. In Manhattan on 72nds street that is..

The parking lots and spots are too small, if you go at the wrong time you might not find a spot, when that happens I just go to Sprouts instead.

I love Trader Joe's, what I like about Trader Joe's is I can go in there and If I have a problem with the product, or I don't like it they will give me my money back, or let me exchange it ( if there were something wrong with the product ). They stand behind their products.

We have to find a hidden iguana in my store and we get a sucker lol

Ref 1:25 - Hey, this TJ's is at Union Square, NYC (the first in NYC)! :) Shopped there for many years ... until they opened the 2nd one in Chelsea. More than enough times, shoppers had to line up outside (the one in Union Square) to be let in to shop (because the store was too full) ... sort of like a line to a hot night club, haha!

At my Trader Joe’s, the hidden mascot is Woody, the cowboy from Toy Story. I love that store. I drive 25 minutes to go to the nearest one.

Charles Shaw isn't rebranded Franzia. Franzia was purchased by Coke in 1973 from the Franzia family then sold to The Wine Group in '81. Bronco Wine Company was started by Fred Franzia in '73 who makes Charles Shaw. They are completely separate companies that happen to be started by the same family.

I love Trader Joe's. Made me happy that there was one close to me when I moved from California to Oregon

All I know is the Trade Joe's near us has gotten REALLY popular. It's always jammed with people. Used to be we'd go in there on a Saturday and it'd be a few people. Now it's dozens of people shopping.

Love Trader Joe’s. I’m on my way there now.

As an employee I can promise tjs doesn't start at $13 they start at $11 and that was just implemented a few months ago. Also two buck chuck is not that crap box wine. It's completely it's own wine. Tjs owns the wine vinyards.

👍🏾👍🏾Trader Joe’s

Love Trader Joe's! My favorite item in the store? Their Orange Chicken of course! Lots of really delicious products there-love their TJ brands-free of all the chemical poisonings all the other foods have at the grocery stores!

True..the parking lots are small compared its competitors. That's why I shop there first thing when they open so I can get a parking spake.

Love love love Trader Joe's..........❤️

The parking lots are annoying as shit on a shoe, though. When their stores are on a busy highway, people can't pull out right away but other vehicles start coming in. This creates a gridlock and prevents parked vehicles from being able to back up and provide space to new arrivals. If the average grocer provides 100 spaces too many, I would say Trader Joe's is typically 6-12 short. It's not a huge deficit, but enough to keep me away most times I'm passing by (on my way to the larger grocer down the street). Plus, if you live in a larger city/town, even large parking lots are very well utilized. When I think of parking lots that are bigger than they need to be, in my experience, they've been in more rural areas. But in some cases, those parking lots then double as space for community events. This is speculative, but I would presume it also then creates tension with neighboring small businesses that have their spots taken up during the prime shopping times.

I worked there and it was so fun, we were like a family. We did things away from Tj’s. I loved all my Captains and I shop Tj’s. I love Tj’s ❤️💥❤️💥❤️💥❤️💥❤️

I haven't been to trader Joe's yet Will check it out one day

Most supermarkets I've been to in Massachusetts are part of open-air Malls. This includes a Trader Joe's in Hingham Massachusetts these places the parking lot needs to be big.

I love TJ very inexpensive and great for my wallet!🙂

This popular voiceover actress works on a lot of commercials. You can't miss her dark, throaty, Valley-girl voice. Her professional trademark is putting a downhill accent on the ends of her words. It calls attention to what she's saying.

Thank you. I love them more now.

I work at Trader Joe’s, and I gotta say it is truly a blessing to have the job. This video is quite unknowledgeable though...

My husband has worked at a Trader Joe's in Nashville and a Trader Joe's in Jacksonville Beach. The difference between how the regional managers handle their stores is like night and day. I'd have the FL regional manager's butt in court for her job due to sexism if it wasn't for my husband not wanting to make a stink.

Smart company. No membership costs, no television or print advertising. Just good value for products customers want. They build and maintain loyalty. Where can you one buy bananas for .19 cents per banana.

LAST time I went to Trader Joe's I found one of the freezer sections had been defrosting for 4 hours. Everyone dismissed my concern, especially when I saw the Temp gauge at 40 degrees. You could push down the 'frozen' salmon. The manager (again) dismissed my concern until I told him I had planned to call the Health inspectors. Tarps were placed over that section, until I left. I returned in 15 minutes and they were again trying to sell the defrosted "frozen" foods. Never returned.

I thought this was going to be some sort of expose but it was more like an advertisement

Two other things I notice about Trader Joe's. Number one they don't have fancy in-store lighting like many stores do. Number two I never seen a security camera inside the store

I love Trader Joe's!

The Butter Chicken is so good.

As a younger man I never had a problem finding a place to park at Trader Joe's store. Maybe it was because I rode my bike!

I absolutely love Trader Joes!!

They are amazing. Idk how it’s still practically the same price here in NYC but thank god because a broke students got to eat more than $1 pizza

They just need to improve their parking situation here in Tampa. It's super popular, but they only have 10 parking spaces.

Trader Joe's is very cool, lots of good stuff there and it's reasonably.priced too! Beats Publix, and blows away Whole Foods Market! I just wish they had one that was closer to me, if they delivered there'd be no beating them!

Trader Joe's is a great place to shop. As far as parking goes, in Columbia, Md, parking is not the greatest. It's tight. In Annapolis, I can drive around a little more easy.

4 or 5 years ago I wish I would have known about their return policy. I bought their brand of a single-malt scotch and it was disgusting. I had my dad taste it, because in his bachelor days he was a scotch drinker, and he said that's how single-malt scotch is suppose to taste. How anyone likes bitter is beyond me. I don't drink a lot of scotch but since then I've stuck to blended scotch. As for that bottle of single-malt scotch, I couldn't give it away, my dad wouldn't even take it, eventually I tossed it. What a waste.

Love Trader Joes. They are the best

Trader Joe's have best Frozen/Snacks and their beer/wine selection is fantastic.

Love Trader Joe’s

I 💗 Trader Joe's.

I love Trader Joe’s for foods like their frozen foods and such, also their water is bomb asf

thank you i would never have shopped at trader joes without this information

Would’ve been nice if I knew about the return policy when I bought a box of frosted mini wheats and got home and realized they have gelatin in them 🤦🏿‍♀️ I love Trader Joe’s tho! ❤️

one thing you need to know is your own expectations as a customer because if you fit in their target market they should understand them.

I need a store here in sugar Land because Trader Joe's is my favorite store

Just fine? My life flashes before my eyes every time I enter and exit the Trader Joe's parking lot in Silverlake. I'm glad they're being efficient, but I can only go there an hour before closing in order to avoid having a panic attack.

I didn't know any of this. I'm going to be shopping there more.

My mom works at one :)

I love trader Joe's it's like my second home ❤❤❤

Still like Lidel and Aldi first the Treader Joe's. We at least have a Treaser Joe's in CO Springs Now we need an Aldi and a Lidel😉👍

I am a TJ's cult follower lol. I LOVE Trader Joe's. super easy dinners that always taste so good and takes 10 mins to make?!? Sold!!! The majority of their food is so good except the wraps and to go food. That's hit or miss.

1:46 - "Need something to keep the kids busy while you do your shopping? Send them on a hunt for the hidden lobster." Somehow I don't think the person that wrote that in the script has kids. I don't have kids but even I know you should NEVER let your kids out of your sight in a public store. Not only can they get kidnapped but they are also bound to do something in the store that is going to get them in trouble.

They also will open anything for you to try, produce. They will Salk around with the rest of the item for other people to try.

I like Trader Joe’s but I prefer Whole Foods for their much wider variety and products which are often locally sourced and not from wherever the generic Trader Joe brand is from.

I only shop at Trader Joe's & Sprouts for my food, Wal-Mart for cosmetics like lotion/ deodorant 😄✌

Hoping to finally go today

I love Trader Joe’s! But where does the food come from? All packaging I’ve checked says “distributed and sold” by their headquarters but where is it made and manufactured? Anyone know? I’m just genuinely curious

Love Trader Joe’s! Employees are fantastic! Don’t shop anywhere else...

They are the best!!

I just wish there produce section wasnt so tiny or I'd shop there a lot more.

I swear I went to here a week ago (not a regular) and said "Why are these parking stalls so small?!" I guess it wasn't just me.

Trader Joe's does co-branding they do not have their own brands, meaning they will deal with manufacturers to pack their stuff with Trader Joe's packing names and labels, according to their own requirements for quality and freshness.

As a grocery store worker I beg you to not send your kids running through the store without you...that is a terrible "pro".

You can get a lot of the same food from Trader Joe's for cheaper at Aldis. Especially their chocolate, it's pretty much exactly the same.

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I wondered about the bell. LOL, I thought it meant you spenet over $50!! I asked my Trader Joe's what their stuffed animal was, and I forgot already. I found out about that from PHILLIPS FamBam channel vlog.

“The parking lots are actually fine” - Lol I hate shit like that. I don’t need an expert to tell me that something that’s a problem isn’t actually a problem. Don’t get me wrong, I love TJs, but I hate their fucking parking lots! I’ve had my car banged/dinged so many times there cuz the spots are so small (and cuz ppl are rude and careless af), despite how hard I try to park in a “good” spot.... Also, at my neighborhood tjs there’s this one tiny space that’s supposed to fit 3 cars (or so the lines on the ground would have u think 😜), but it’s bookended by a cement post on either side so it’s practically impossible for 3 cars to actually fit all at once - like I’ve literally never seen it happen. And the most infuriating part is that whenever I see any car parked there, they’re always parked in the center spot, making it so no one else can park there at all... like i just don’t get why they don’t park in one of the end spots, so at least that way one other car could park in the other end spot.... gah! Ok, just had to get that outta my system, long rant over lol 😹

Traders Joe's a store filled with 95% generics, but done right. I wish my local price chopper could compete, but they look dead comparatively.

Trader Joe's is an example of how a company can pay their employees a decent wage and still be prosperous.

I love this store

You forgot to mention the fearless flyer!

What they didn' t tell you is that the company is owned by Theo Albrecht of Aldi since 1979.

I'm am glad that Trader Joe's is maintaining their brand and character by denying the cries of Bedell and the sheltered narcisitic Bay Area Bubble and cancel culture. If TJ's did not represent ethniciyties the Bay Area Bubble would be whining for more diversity. Bedell assumes that having various names on ethnic food "exotifies" and can be deemed racist. I am a minority that has food representing my culture and I find it amusing and am proud. These foods had been labeld as Trader Ming's and Trader Giottos for years and only now the safe space folk are finding micro aggresions. Maybe it's less about the outside world and more with inidivual confirmation biases and an individual's desire to find more divisions within our society. Give it a break Bedell and go travel and see the rest of the world outside of the Bay Area.

The only thing you need to know before shopping at Trader Joe’s is where one is locate. Oh, and the store hours.

They have good quality food and also have extremely nice and polite people working there!! So if this was an attempt at bashing them try again!!